Everyday secularism and the Bangladesh we rarely talk about
22 September 2026
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Reading Sarat Chandra at 150, with empathy
21 September 2026
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Who really owned Britain’s royal jewels?
19 September 2026
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The 25,000-year history of betel nut chewing
17 September 2026
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The world map we know is distorted. Why does it matter?
15 September 2026
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Bengal and the coming of Islam: A story of soil and spirit
14 September 2026
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King
11 September 2026
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Professor Anisur Rahman: The economist who put people at the centre
10 September 2026
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APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II
9 September 2026
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The man who exposed the economics of British colonialism
8 September 2026
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Thousands suffer for want of permanent bridge
Over 10,000 people of 10 villages under Kamalapur union of Patuakhali Sadar upazila are suffering because the 300-foot bamboo
10 March 2016
Chinese among 4 burnt in Jhenaidah factory blast
Four people including a Chinese national are burnt critically in an explosion at a factory in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila.
10 March 2016
10km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
A head-on collision between a truck and a covered van in Comilla has triggered a 10 kilometre long tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.
10 March 2016
Minor boy rescued two days into abduction, one held
Police rescued a two-year-old boy from Bandartila area in Chittagong city early yesterday, two days after his abduction from Feni town.
9 March 2016
Jamaat hartal ends peacefully
The daylong countrywide hartal (shutdown) sponsored by the Jamaat-e-Islami ended without reports of any significant occurrence anywhere in Bangladesh. In Dhaka metropolitan, despite a marginally thinner traffic, all public and private transport services are plying the streets as usual.
9 March 2016
Star editor gets bail in Magura defamation case
A Magura court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 50,000-crore defamation case.
8 March 2016
Mysterious disease in Gaibandha char village
A mysterious disease at remote Khatiamari village in the Jamuna River basin area of Fulchhari upazila under the district has become a
7 March 2016
War trial: Mir Quasem’s appeal verdict tomorrow
All eyes are on the Supreme Court, which is set to deliver the verdict tomorrow on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty amid comments from different persons including two ministers on the chief justice.
7 March 2016
Star editor gets bail in Jessore
Jessore court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 10-crore defamation case filed by a former Awami League leader of Chougachha Upazila unit. The court sets May 10 for next hearing.
6 March 2016
Khulna docs on 48-hr strike protesting attack on fellow
Doctors at all public and private hospitals and private chambers in Khulna district began a 48-hour strike yesterday, protesting assault
5 March 2016
Tomorrow’s nation builders urged to work for the progress of Bangladesh
The Daily Star presents awards to around 2,000 students who achieved outstanding results in O and A levels examinations in 2014 and 2015.
5 March 2016
Revisiting Dhaka’s Treasures
History is about what is written of it, often about the way the rulers wanted it to be written. In 2006, everybody was scrambling to
4 March 2016
Trucker hurt by robbers
A trucker and his helper were injured when robbers tried to stop their vehicle on Bogra-Natore highway under Shajahanpur upazila of the
3 March 2016
Four months over, no charge sheet yet
Teachers and students of five schools and colleges formed a human chain at Chourasta Intersection in Chuadanga Sadar upazila
3 March 2016
A still-grieving family's hope for justice
To see a father look at photographs of his son will most often be to detect a range of happy emotions: love, joy and pride. But in the
3 March 2016
Ghatail people agitate protesting power outage
Several hundred villagers besieged the local office of Power Development Board (PDB) in Ghatail upazila of the district yesterday, protesting frequent power outage and low voltage.
2 March 2016
Six MMC students hurt in clash
At least six students of Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) were injured in a clash over holding of a programme of M-53 batch at town's Baghmara Medical Hostel on Tuesday night.
2 March 2016
One jailed, roads to 24 sand ghats in Bhuapur off limits to trucks
A mobile court during a day-long drive on Tuesday closed several roads for movement of trucks to 24 sand ghats (collection centres) beside the Jamuna River in Bhuapur upazila under the district.
2 March 2016
Legal notice for withdrawing PP, speedy trial of Narayanganj 7-murder
A Supreme Court lawyer serves a legal notice seeking speedy trial of Narayanganj seven-murder and withdrawal of the public prosecutor who ousted journalists during hearing of the case.
2 March 2016
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link snapped
The Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication snapped this morning after the engine of a commuter train detached at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
2 March 2016